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Educational Leadership Newsletter December 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter December 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- Southern Maine Partnership Update
- Alumni News
- Two Cohort Programs to Begin Fall 2016
- Thinking About Internship?
- PhD in Public Policy with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and Policy New Cohort Starting Fall 2016
- Spring 2016 Schedule
Educational Leadership Newsletter November 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter November 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- USM Teacher Leadership Cohort
- Balancing Home and Work
- Southern Maine Partnership Update
- Thinking About Internship?
- PhD in Public Policy with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and Policy New Cohort Starting Fall 2016
- Spring 2016 Schedule
Educational Leadership Newsletter October 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter October 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- USM Professional Educator Program
- Southern Maine Partnership
- Spring 2016 Schedule
Why Philosophy Is Important For Administrators In Education, Nicolas Michaud
Why Philosophy Is Important For Administrators In Education, Nicolas Michaud
Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education
The fact that “philosophy,” to many people, is just a mysterious word that brings to mind images of white beards and mysticism is no surprise. Contemporary society seem to have little reason to value a field devoted to ideas rather than production. Simply, philosophy is impractical, a distraction from the important world of growing an economy and living real life. What, perhaps, is more surprising is that philosophy is now, also, a dying field within academia itself. As research and inquiry becomes more specialized, there is little reason to indulge the pedantic meanderings of those who do not wish to …
Exploring The Use Of Teaching Strategies To Impact The Academic And Social Challenges Faced By First-Generation College Students, Susan Smierciak Lueders
Exploring The Use Of Teaching Strategies To Impact The Academic And Social Challenges Faced By First-Generation College Students, Susan Smierciak Lueders
College of Education Theses and Dissertations
Recent studies have shown that roughly one-third of the total students at four-year universities are the first in their families to attend college. These students are commonly referred to as first-generation college (FGC) students. The percent of total college students who are FGC students is expected to rise as the children of working-class, predominantly “blue collar” baby boomers, and the children of immigrants reach college age and enter the college arena. However, these students often enter college with unique academic and social challenges that result in an attrition rate of almost twice that of non- FGC students. While numerous studies …
Educational Leadership Newsletter June 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter June 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- Southern Maine Leadership End of Year Report 2014-15
- Congratulations 2015 Graduates
- Fall 2015 Schedule
Educational Leadership Newsletter May 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter May 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- PhD Topics - Southern Maine Partnership Dine and Discuss
- Southern Maine Partnership Principals Meeting
- Leadership Projects
- Fall 2015 Schedule
Educational Leadership Newsletter March 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletter March 2015, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine
Educational Leadership Newsletters
Inside this issue:
- From the Chair
- Pilots Belong on TV and in Labs, not at Schools
- Thinking About Internship?
- EDL New Student Advising Night
- Wanted - Educational Leaders Interested in Becoming School Superintendents in Maine
- Southern Maine Partnership Update
- Fall 2015 Schedule
Groundswell, Robyn Miller